Mack Brown sheds critics

After years of frustration and near-misses with teams from Tulane to North Carolina to Texas, Mack Brown finally shed the reputation of a coach who can't win the big one. With a thrilling 41-38 Rose Bowl victory Wednesday night over No. 1 Southern California on the legs and right arm of quarterback Vince Young, the 54-year-old Brown won his first national championship and Texas' first outright title since 1969. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)